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DAYTON MOKEAN, OF XVINDOM, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE-EIGHTHS TO J. D.KAUFMAN AND CELIA MARKS, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,338, dated November20,1888.

Application filed April 30, 1888. Serial No. 272,334. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAYTON MOKEAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at VVindom, in the county of McPherson and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and use fnl Improvements in Corn-Harvesters;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved corn harvester; Fig. 2, aside elevation; Fig. 8, a front elevation; Fig. 4,a bottom view withportions removed; and Fig. 5, a detail rear end view showing themechanism for operating the dropper-shaft.

This invention relates to improvements in corn-harvesters; and itconsists in the construction and novel combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the appended, claims.

Referring to the drawings by letters of reference, A designates the mainframe consisting of the side and end pieces and the intermediate bar, a,running lengthwise and hav-' ing its ends mortised into the end piecesof the frame, and a represents bearingblocks secured to one of the sidepieces and to the bar a.

B designates the drive-wheels rigidly secured on and rotating the axleO, which has hearings in the boxing b secured to the main frame.

D is a caster-wheel designed to support the front portion of theharvester. E E are miter gear-wheels secured on the axle O. Thegearwheel E meshes with the pinion c on the shaft 0, which revolves inthe bearings 11 and reciprocates the cutter-bar by means of the pitmand, pivoted at one end to the cutter-bar and at its other end to thecrank e on the forward end of the shaft 0. The gear-wheel E meshes withthe pinionf on the shaftf,which has bearings g and extends to the rearend of the frame, where it is provided with the pulley or band wheel Fis a roller having journal-bearings in the end pieces of the main frame,and F is asimilar roller having journal-hearingsin the risers hat theopposite side of the frame. The roller F is on a higher plane than theroller F, so that the endless flexible apron G, revolving over saidrollers, will carry the cut corn upward and over the side of theharvester. The apron has the usual longitudinal strips, 00, secured toit, as shown.

H H designate standards rising vertically from extended portions of themain frame and secured together at their upper ends by the bar 73.Curved rods I extend forwardly from the standards H and H, and aredesigned to guide the standing corn stalks between said standards to thecutterbar.

J is a reel fixed to the shaft j between the standards to force the cutcorn down upon the apron. The shaft j has bearings through thestandards, and agrooved wheel, j, is keyed to the outer end thereof,which receives its motion to rotate the reel by means of the band k,leading from the grooved wheel 7c on the axle adjacent to the inner faceof one of the drivewheels.

k k are bearing-pulleys for the band k, the upper one, is", of which isjournaled on a pin outstanding from the standard H, and the lowerpulley, k isjournaled on a pin outstanding from the main frame slightlyin advance of the upper pulley, so that the plies of the band will notrub together.

L is a bar having one end niortised into the standard H and its oppositeend secured to the short standard 6 at the rear end of the frame.Fingers e extend downward from the bar L at equidistant points and curveinwardly, to prevent the cut corn from falling off at that side of theharvester.

M is a dropper-shaft journaled at its ends in the arms m standingoutwardly and upwardly from the main frame. Cross-bars M on the shaft Mare provided at the ends with oppositely-standing fingers m. Thisdropper is designed to catch the corn conveyed to it by the apron, andfrom it the corn is dumped to the ground at the will of the driver bymeans as hereinafter described.

Nis a fixed pulley on the extended journal of the roller F, and N is aloose pulley on the samejournal in line with the pulley O, which rotatesthe dropper-shaft. The loose pulley N engages with the fixed pulley N bya clutch, n, that may be put into connection by the driver from his seat0, when it is desired to dump the corn from the dropper, by means of thelever T.

P is a ratehetwheel on the journal of the dropper-shaft, and P is aclutch-dog engaging therewith. The dog I is pivoted to the main framebelow the driversseat, and one end extends to the opposite side of saidseat, so that the driver may disengage the dog by a dowlr ward pressurewith his foot. A band, B, conneets the pulleys N and O,aud a band, B,connects the pulleys N 7. A tongue, S, is secured to the forward end ofthe main frame.

It is obvious that as the harvester is drawn forward by the horses thedrive-wheels operate the cutter-bar, the reel, and the apron by means ofthe several connections,and that the dropper shaft remains stationaryuntil the dog is released from the ratchet-wheel and pulleys N and N areput into eugagement,w11en a halfrotation of the dropper dumps the corn.The loose pulley is then disengaged from the fixed pulley and the dogallowed to drop into engagement with the ratchet-wheel.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1s- 1. The combination, withthe main frame having bearings thereon for the axle, the axle, thedrive-wheels fixed to said axle, and the miter gear-wheel E on the axle,of the shaft f, having bearings on the frame, the pinion f,

engaging the gear-wheel E, the endless aproil having the strips 00, theroller F, having journal-bearings in the end pieces of the main frame,the roller F, having journal-bearings in the risers h, the said roller Fbeing on a higher plane than the roller F, the pulley g on the shaftf,the pulley N on thejournal of the roller F, the loose pulley on saidjournal, the clutch on said pulley, the pulley O on the dropper-shaft,the bands R It, and the dropper having journal-bearings in the armsoutstanding from the main frame, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the roller F, .the fixed pulley N on theextended journal of the roller F, and its driving mechanism, of theloose pulley N on the said extended journal, the clutch a on said loosepulley, the lever T, to slide the loose pulley, the dropper-shaftjournaled in the arms at, standing outwardly and upwardly from the mainframe, the cross bars M on said shaft provided with oppositely-standingfingers m, the pulley O on the dropper shaft, the band It, connectingthe pulley O with the loose pulley, the ratchetwheel P on thedroppenshaft, and the dog P, pivoted to the frame and engaging theratchetwheel, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAYTON MoKEAN.

W ilnesses:

LESTER MARKs, JAs. II. ADAMS.

